Ermera Municipality 17 projects External Assistance by Municipality

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5.3.11 Manufahi Municipality 9 projects

Manufahi is the second lowest scheduled recipient of donor assistance in 2017, with a total amount of 871 thousand. The highest scheduled disbursement will come from the FAO executed and USAID funded “Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security and Reducing Disaster Risk.” The second highest disbursement will come from the Asia Foundation and the Government of Australia’s “Ending Violence Against Women Program,” aimed at reducing gender based violence and assisting those who have become victims of it. Development Partners working in Municipality: Asia Foundation, Government of Australia, FAO, USAID, New Zealand Aid Programme, UNICEF, World Bank.

5.3.12 Oecusse Municipality 12 projects

Oecussi will receive support from various programs, most prominently from the ADB’s “District Capital Water Supply Project,” accounting for a 3.3 million disbursement out of a total of 5.1 million to be disbursed in the area. The second largest disbursement is scheduled to be originating from the German Cooperation’s “Maritime Transport Connection along the North Coast,” accounting for another 7534 thousand. Development Partners working in Municipality: Asia Foundation, Government of Australia, IOM, US Department of State, ADB, German Cooperation, New Zealand Aid Programme, UNICEF, World Bank, WFP, EU, and KOICA.

5.3.13 Viqueque Municipality 10 projects

Viqueque will benefit from the scheduled disbursement of 1.1 million in 2017, none of which will be used for the purposes of infrastructure development. The largest disbursements are scheduled to be the result of the Government of Australia’s and the Asia Foundation’s activities related to the “Ending Violence Against Women” program. This Municipality is also the recipient of a project specifically developed for its area, JICA’s “The Project for Building Recycling System on Agriculture Transferring Waste into Treasure on the Basis of Haga City Model, which is scheduled to disburse 235 thousand in 2017. Development Partners working in Municipality: Asia Foundation, Government of Australia, GIZ, EU, JICA, New Zealand Aid Programme, UNICEF, and World Bank. Part 6: Timor‐Lestes Financial Contributions through Government Resolution to Beneficiary Countries As part of expressing Timor-Leste’s solidarity to the international community, since 2008, Timor-Leste has contributed financial support to other nations that have suffered from natural disasters earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, tsunami, etc. as well as other areas of support such as humanitarian contributions were provided through the g7+ organization and the